The door slams and Johanna's eyes open but she stays lying on the ground of her cell. The sound of feet marching through the halls causes her to start breathing deeply, in attempt to control the fear. The feet stop in front of her cell and Johanna continues to lie there, not daring to move. The sound of the baton smacking the bars of her cell makes her jump.
"Face the wall and get on your knees," a peacekeeper says evenly.
Johanna takes a deep breath before slowly standing up. She will not crawl on the ground like a dog despite the intense amount of pain that radiates through her body with every move. She reaches the wall and gets down on her knees while she controls the urge to make any noise indicating her agony.
"Now put your hands behind your head."
She does and interlocks her fingers. Facing the wall she cannot see anything but hears her cell door open and the sound of something making contact with the ground. Then the footsteps retreat followed by silence; not a single noise can be heard except her own breathing.
She knows this is a test though. She can feel it in everything they've done. Everything James has done is to get to her mentally while everything Mr. Caldwell has done is to get to her physically. They say curiosity killed the cat but she won't be that lucky. She resists the temptation to see if she could make her escape.
But that's what it is, really. They're seeing if she will give into the temptation of freedom. Johanna knows she won't be able to escape the compound, not on her own. The only thing turning and looking will do will cause her great physical pain. The mental game they're playing with her is even worse though. The Capital wants her to break and so she continues to stare at the wall, keeping her hands on her head and just taking deep breaths. She does not allow herself to think that they might be giving her a fighting chance to escape. They're could be a gun for her use or an axe. But they wouldn't be that kind. Then again, they did always allow a victor to live. For 74 years they were consistent. But then Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark came and the rules changed. Everything is different now. Which is why Johanna cannot give into the temptation. It would be her downfall.